| Index | Abbreviation | Units | Longname |
| 1 | PS | Pa | pressure |
| 2 | PS_MSL | Pa | pressure reduced to MSL |
| 3 | P_TENDENCY | Pa/s | pressure tendency |
| 4 | POT_VORTIC | K*(m**2)/(kg*s) | potential vorticity |
| 5 | ICAO_SA_RH | m | ICAO standard atmosphere reference height |
| 6 | FI | (m**2)/(s**2) | geopotential |
| 7 | GEOPOT_H | gpm | geopotential height |
| 8 | GEOMET_H | m | geometrical height |
| 9 | DEV_OF_H | m | standard deviation of height |
| 10 | TO3 | Dobson Units | total ozone |
| 11 | T | K | temperature |
| 12 | VIRT_TEMP | K | virtual temperature |
| 13 | POT_TEMP | K | potential temperature |
| 14 | PSEUDO_POT | K | pseudo-adiabatic potential temperature |
| 15 | TMAX | K | maximum temperature |
| 16 | TMIN | K | minimum temperature |
| 17 | TD | K | dew-point temperature |
| 18 | DEW_PNT_DE | K | dew-point depression (or deficit) |
| 19 | LAPSE_RATE | K/m | laps rate |
| 20 | VISIBILITY | m | visibility |
| 21 | RADAR_SP_1 | non-dim | radar spectra (1) |
| 22 | RADAR_SP_2 | non-dim | radar spectra (2) |
| 23 | RADAR_SP_3 | non-dim | radar spectra (3) |
| 24 | PLI_TO_500 | K | parcel lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
| 25 | TEMP_ANOM | K | temperature anomaly |
| 26 | PRES_ANOM | Pa | pressure anomaly |
| 27 | GEOP_ANOM | gpm | geopotential height anomaly |
| 28 | WAVE_SP_1 | non-dim | wave spaectra(1) |
| 29 | WAVE_SP_2 | non-dim | wave spaectra(2) |
| 30 | WAVE_SP_3 | non-dim | wave spaectra(3) |
| 31 | WIND_DIR | degree true | wind direction |
| 32 | WIND_SPEED | m/s | wind speed |
| 33 | U | m/s | u-component (zonal) of wind |
| 34 | V | m/s | v-component (merdional) of wind |
| 35 | STREAM_FUN | (m**2)/s | stream function |
| 36 | VEL_POTENT | (m**2)/s | velocity potential |
| 37 | M_STREAM_F | (m**2)/(s**2) | Montgomery stream function |
| 38 | SIGMA_VERT | 1/s | sigma co-ordinate vertical velocity |
| 39 | OMEGA | Pa/s | vertical velocity |
| 40 | VERT_VEL | m/s | vertical velocity |
| 41 | ABS_VORTIC | 1/s | absolute vorticity |
| 42 | ABS_DIVERG | 1/s | absolute divergence |
| 43 | REL_VORTIC | 1/s | relative vorticity |
| 44 | REL_DIVERG | 1/s | relative divergence |
| 45 | VERT_U_SHR | 1/s | vertical u-component shear |
| 46 | VERT_V_SHR | 1/s | vertical v-component shear |
| 47 | DIR_OF_CUR | degree true | direction of current |
| 48 | SPD_OF_CUR | m/s | speed of current |
| 49 | CURRCOMP_U | m/s | u-component of current |
| 50 | CURRCOMP_V | m/s | v-component of current |
| 51 | QV | kg/kg | specific humidity |
| 52 | RELHUM | % | relative humidity |
| 53 | HUM_MIXRAT | kg/kg | humidity mixing ratio |
| 54 | TQV | kg/m**2 | total precipitable water |
| 55 | VAPOR_PRES | Pa | vapor pressure |
| 56 | SAT_DEFIC | Pa | saturation deficit |
| 57 | EVAPORAT | kg/(m**2) | evaporation |
| 58 | TQI | kg/m**2 | total cloud ice content |
| 59 | PREC_RATE | kg/((m**2)*s) | precipitation rate |
| 60 | THUNDERST | % | thunderstorm probability |
| 61 | TOT_PREC | kg/(m**2) | total precipitation |
| 62 | LS_PRECIP | kg/(m**2) | large scale precipitation |
| 63 | CONV_PREC | kg/(m**2) | convective precipitation |
| 64 | SNOWF_RATE | kg/((m**2)*s) | snowfall rate water equivalent |
| 65 | W_SNOW | kg/(m**2) | water equivalent of accumulated snow depth |
| 66 | SNOW_DEPTH | m | snow depth |
| 67 | MIX_LAY_DE | m | mixed layer depth |
| 68 | TR_THERM_D | m | transient thermocline depth |
| 69 | MA_THERM_D | m | main thermocline depth |
| 70 | M_THERM_DA | m | main thermocline depth anomaly |
| 71 | CLCT | % | total cloud cover |
| 72 | CLC_CON | % | convective cloud cover |
| 73 | CLCL | % | low cloud cover |
| 74 | CLCM | % | medium cloud cover |
| 75 | CLCH | % | high cloud cover |
| 76 | TQC | kg/m**2 | total cloud water content |
| 77 | BLI_TO_500 | K | best lifted index (to 500 hPa) |
| 78 | SNOW_CON | kg/(m**2) | convective snow |
| 79 | SNOW_GSP | kg/(m**2) | large scale snow |
| 80 | WATER_TEMP | K | water temperature |
| 81 | FR_LAND | 1 | land cover (1=land, 0=sea) |
| 82 | DEV_SEA_LE | m | deviation of sea-level from mean |
| 83 | Z0 | m | surface roughness |
| 84 | ALB_RAD | % | albedo |
| 85 | T_SOIL | K | soil temperature |
| 86 | W_SOIL | kg/(m**2) | soil moisture content |
| 87 | PLCOV | % | vegetation (plant cover) |
| 88 | SALINITY | kg/kg | salinity |
| 89 | DENSITY | kg/(m**3) | density |
| 90 | RUNOFF | kg/(m**2) | water run-off |
| 91 | ICE_COVER | proportion | ice cover (1=ice, 0=no ice) |
| 92 | ICE_THICKN | m | ice thickness |
| 93 | DIR_ICE_DR | degree true | direction of ice drift |
| 94 | SP_ICE_DR | m/s | speed of ice drift |
| 95 | ICE_DR_U | m/s | u-component of ice drift |
| 96 | ICE_DR_V | m/s | v-component of ice drift |
| 97 | ICE_GROWTH | m/s | ice growth rate |
| 98 | ICE_DIVERG | 1/s | ice divergence |
| 99 | SNOW_MELT | kg/(m**2) | snow melt |
| 100 | WINWAV_SWE | m | significant height of comb. wind waves and swell |
| 101 | DIR_OF_WAV | degree true | direction of wind waves |
| 102 | HEI_OF_WAV | m | significant height of wind waves |
| 103 | MP_OF_WIWA | s | mean period of wind waves |
| 104 | DIR_OF_SWE | degree true | direction of swell |
| 105 | HEI_OF_SWE | m | significant height of swell |
| 106 | MP_OF_SWEL | s | mean period of swell |
| 107 | PR_WAVE_DI | degree true | primary wave direction |
| 108 | PR_WAVE_PE | s | primary wave period |
| 109 | SE_WAVE_DI | degree true | secondary wave direction |
| 110 | SE_WAVE_PE | s | secondary wave period |
| 111 | ASOB_S | W/(m**2) | net short-wave radiation (surface) |
| 112 | ATHB_S | W/(m**2) | net long-wave radiation (surface) |
| 113 | ASOB_T | W/(m**2) | net short-wave radiation (top of atmosphere) |
| 114 | ATHB_T | W/(m**2) | net long-wave radiation (top of atmosphere) |
| 115 | L_W_RAD | W/(m**2) | long-wave radiation |
| 116 | S_W_RAD | W/(m**2) | short-wave radiation |
| 117 | GLOBAL_RAD | W/(m**2) | global radiation |
| 118 | BRIGHTN_T | K | brightness temperature |
| 119 | RADIANCE_N | (W/m)*(s/r) | radiance (with respect to wave number) |
| 120 | RADIANCE_L | (W/(m**3))*(s/r) | radiance (with respect to wave length) |
| 121 | ALHFL_S | W/(m**2) | latent heat flux |
| 122 | ASHFL_S | W/(m**2) | sensible heat flux |
| 123 | BOUND_L_DI | W/(m**2) | boundary layer dissipation |
| 124 | AUMFL_S | N/(m**2) | momentum flux, u component |
| 125 | AVMFL_S | N/(m**2) | momentum flux, v component |
| 126 | WIND_MIX_E | J | wind mixing energy |
| 127 | IMAGE_DATA | none | image data |
| 129 | GEOPOT_H | gpm | geopotential height (ECMF) |
| 130 | TEMPERATUR | K | temperature (ECMF) |
| 131 | WIND_COMPU | m/s | u-component of wind (ECMF) |
| 132 | WIND_COMPV | m/s | v-component of wind (ECMF) |
| 139 | SOIL_TEMP | K | soil temperature (ECMF) |
| 142 | LS_PRECIP | kg/(m**2) | large scale precipitation (ECMF) |
| 143 | CONV_PREC | kg/(m**2) | convective precipitation (ECMF) |
| 144 | SNOWFALL | m of water equivalent | snowfall (ECMF) |
| 151 | PRESSURE | Pa | pressure reduced to MSL (ECMF) |
| 156 | GEOPOT_H | gpm | geopotential height (ECMF) |
| 157 | REL_HUMID | % | relative humidity (ECMF) |
| 164 | CLOUD_COV | % | total cloud cover (ECMF) |
| 165 | 10M_WIND_U | m/s | u-component of 10m-wind (ECMF) |
| 166 | 10M_WIND_V | m/s | v-component of 10m-wind (ECMF) |
| 167 | 2M_TEMPER | K | 2m temperature (ECMF) |
| 168 | 2M_DUE_P | K | 2m due-point temperature (ECMF) |
| 228 | TOTAL_PREC | m | total precipitation (ECMF) |
| 229 | SEAWAY_01 | none | seaway 01 (ECMF) |
| 230 | SEAWAY_02 | none | seaway 02 (ECMF) |
| 231 | SEAWAY_03 | none | seaway 03 (ECMF) |
| 232 | SEAWAY_04 | none | seaway 04 (ECMF) |
| 233 | SEAWAY_05 | none | seaway 05 (ECMF) |
| 234 | SEAWAY_06 | none | seaway 06 (ECMF) |
| 235 | SEAWAY_07 | none | seaway 07 (ECMF) |
| 236 | SEAWAY_08 | none | seaway 08 (ECMF) |
| 237 | SEAWAY_09 | none | seaway 09 (ECMF) |
| 238 | SEAWAY_10 | none | seaway 10 (ECMF) |
| 239 | SEAWAY_11 | none | seaway 11 (ECMF) |